The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tellurism
Tellurism \Tel"lu*rism\, n.
An hypothesis of animal magnetism propounded by Dr. Keiser,
in Germany, in which the phenomena are ascribed to the agency
of a telluric spirit or influence. [R.]
--S. Thompson.
Wiktionary
tellurism
n. (context obsolete English) A hypothetical form of animal magnetism, ascribed to the agency of a telluric spirit or influence.